By Carson Wornig

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Nutrition

• By Carson Wornig
• Block A
• Computers/HACE 8

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Protein

• Builds up, maintains, replaces body tissue
• Made of Amino Acids
• Organic compound essential for living cells
• Sources
• Beef, Poultry, Fish Peanut Butter

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Fats

• Major source of energy
• 30 of diet
• Types
• -Trans,
• Saturated, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated,
  Triglycerides
• Sources
• Nuts, oils, dairy, meat

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Carbohydrates

• Main energy source
• Breaks down to glucose
• 2 major types
• Simple (sugars),
• Complex (starches)
• Sources
• Bread, rice, pasta, crackers,
• grain products

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Vitamins

• 2 categories
• fat soluble, water soluble
• Fat soluble are
• A, D, E, K
• Water soluble
• C B
• Organic substances, essential for normal
  metabolism

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Minerals

• Comes from
• Soil water
• Sources are
• red meat, dairy, grains vegetables
• Types
• calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium
  zinc
• Trace minerals
• chromium, copper, iodine, iron, selenium, zinc

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Water

• Vital to peoples health
• Helps prevent constipation
• Drinking water is best source of water
• Alcohol and coffee dehydrate your body
• Water also in many foods
• Combination of
• Hydrogen, Oxygen
• Carries oxygen through blood stream

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Fibre

• Keeps bowel healthy
• Refers to carbs which cant be digested
• Found in
• Fruits, vegetables grains
• High fibre diets help lower cholesterol
• 12-18 grams recommended per day
• Types are
• soluble insoluble
• Insoluble pass through digestive system almost
  unchanged
• Soluble changes to gel like substance

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Bibliography

• http//www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewe
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• www.kidshealth.org/
• www.dictionary.com
• http//life.familyeducation.com/foods/nutrition-an
  d-diet/48679.html
• www.google.com
• www.wikepedia.com